Konrad Savast is the Malykant: foremost and most secret servant of the God of Death. His job? To track down the foulest of murderers and bring them to The Malykt's Justice. No mercy. No quarter.Solstice Eve, and Konrad is dragged from his bed to investigate the murder of a local wine merchant. The man's as dead as they come, but his spirit seems oddly unperturbed by his passing.More victims are swift to emerge, all killed in the same brutal style — and all with strange, unheard-of reactions to the news of their own demise. Is it just the Solstice spirit, or is there something else afoot? Something stranger, darker and far more dangerous... Views: 49
Welcome to New York City. A place where stories lurk around every corner and linger in the hearts of the millions in these five boroughs. In these pages, tales of the underbelly of modern-day New York City hook-up with hilarious and poignant stories of love and loss in this annual collection of thrilling short stories by seasoned and fresh writers who know how to tell them. Edited by Peter Carlaftes and Kat Georges, these stories are sharp and concise, each an unusual take on the swirling panorama of the streets of New York, from Hell's Kitchen to Greenwich Village and Coney Island to Williamsburg, Queens, and beyond. Readers are transported by a modern noir sensibility, populated by a plethora of characters of our times, carving new notches of experience on the city that still fires up the imagination. Authors in this edition include acclaimed crime novelist Lawrence Block (A Walk Among the Tombstones, 8 Million Ways to Die), Liz Axelrod, Gil Fagiani,... Views: 49
Oriental adventure with a fantasy twist. Legend of the Five Rings is full of high action and adventure, set in a mythical Eastern world. 'The Crane' continues the epic story begun in 'The Scorpion'. This series of novels chronicles the ongoing Clan War, a story told though the Legend of the Five Rings trading card game, as well as these popular books The Crane Clan champion has everything a young samurai could want - power, riches, glory, and honour - until he seeks an audience with the Scorpion empress, as beautiful as she is deadly. Thought a master of courtly politics, he loses everything. Views: 49
How could Luke Minteer be picked for a jury? And he was...glad? Maybe his happiness had to do with the sexy, single, nine months pregnant woman who sat beside him...and his surprising attraction to her.But of course Luke's desire for Brenna Morgan meant nothing! Just because he checked on her every day, charmed her into eating out with him, daydreamed about making love to her...well, it didn't mean a thing. Except that Luke was pretty sure that in a court of law, his behavior could only be called...love! Views: 49
After one left him standing at the altar, Adam Andreas, a.k.a., the Temporary Tycoon, has sworn off damsels-in-distress. But when he bumps into Tashi Holland a woman on the lam who’s running from some really bad guys, Adam can’t resist offering her protection as his Temporary Bride. Will she accept, or refuse in order to protect him from the same fate as the FBI agent who died rescuing her? Views: 49
Rokugan is Doomed!The Serene Prophet foresaw its downfall -- tides of demons flooding out of the Shadowlands. One man seeks to avert the catastrophe -- the leader of the Scorpion Clan. He will pay any price, perpetrate any deception, to save the empire. If he must, he will become evil to fight evil. He and the emperor's champion will battle each other to the death for that which they both hold dear: Rokugan Views: 49
Reuben and Grace Chisholm led a happy, almost idyllic life on a small homestead. Until one day that was to change their lives. While Reuben was in town collecting provisions, he had time for one beer. While in the saloon, he'd heard that their closest neighbours, the Carver family, had been murdered and their home burned to the ground. Reuben's first thought was for his wife, Grace, alone at the homestead. He had to get back as quickly as possible and protect her. But he was too late. The house had been burned to the ground and there was no sign of his wife. He had to find her, but it was five long arduous years before he finally found the truth about that day. Views: 49
